Docmost vs Raneto (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Docmost grades higher than Raneto: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 5, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Docmost grades higher on value for money, features and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Docmost
Open-source collaborative wiki you deploy on your own servers
Which one is for you
Pick Docmost if
- Fits if your documentation has to stay on your own servers, even air-gapped ones
- Works for teams leaving Notion for a self-hosted wiki, since Notion import is in the free edition
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a hosted wiki, because Docmost only comes as something you run yourself
- Tight if you're staying free and need SSO, MFA, AI, templates or page-level permissions
- Pricey if you're a team of three, since Business has a 10-seat minimum and is billed annually
- Watch out: no monthly price is shown, and SCIM, audit logs and SIEM are Enterprise only at a custom price
- Not for you if you want phone or desktop apps, as none are on record
Pick Raneto if
- Fits if you're a developer who wants a small docs site from a folder of Markdown files
- Works for teams that keep their docs in Git and have a server to spare
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want someone else to host it, as there is no hosted version
- Not for you if you need user management or commercial support, since the site describes neither
- Too light for a large team wiki with permissions and comments
- Watch out: the configuration example on the home page is marked coming soon
How we grade them
| 2.6GPADocmostGood | 2.0GPARanetoFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BBusiness is $6 a seat a month, inside the cheapest quarter of this category, and it adds SSO, page-level permissions, Bases, Kanban and AI. It's billed annually with a 10-seat minimum, so the smallest real bill is ten seats for a year, and you're still running the server yourself. | C$0 under the MIT license, but you host it yourself on Node.js or Docker, which makes it an ordinary value rather than a free app. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe Open Source edition is free under AGPL-3.0 and includes the editor, real-time collaboration, unlimited spaces, groups, page history, comments, diagrams, public sharing, full-text search and Notion import. SSO, MFA, templates and page-level permissions belong to Business. | BFree with no paid plan, and one person could run it. You supply the server. |
| Features | BLive editing with cursors, a slash menu with tables, code blocks and equations, unlimited spaces with their own permissions and groups, Draw.io, Excalidraw and Mermaid diagrams inside a page, Bases and Kanban for structured content, and AI answers with citations that can run on your own model. The wiki job, covered. | CMarkdown pages with no database, a web editor, search and themes. It does that job fully but it's a smaller job, and the site names no user management. |
| Ease of use | DThere's no hosted version at all: the pricing page covers self-managed editions only, so somebody has to deploy Docmost on your own infrastructure and keep it running, air-gapped or not. | DNo store rating on record. It needs Node.js or Docker and you update it yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BA web app with Figma, Airtable, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Miro, Loom, Typeform and Draw.io connected, and API keys on the Business edition. No phone or desktop apps are on record. | CWeb only. The listing names Docker, Git and Node.js, and no phone or desktop apps. |
| Best for | a wiki on your own servers | a small self-hosted Markdown knowledge base |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Docmost and Raneto. How we grade
Price against what you get
Docmost starts at $6 a month for each person and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Raneto has no paid plan and scores 1.7.
Docmost scores higher, and starts $6 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other docs and wiki tools on the chart, 7 score higher than Docmost for less, and none scores higher than Raneto for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Docmost also covers AI search, databases and diagrams.
- Raneto also covers Markdown and documents.
At a glance
| Docmost | Raneto | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free |
| Starts at | $6 per seat / month, billed annually (Business, 10-seat minimum) | Free |
| Free plan | Open Source edition (AGPL-3.0): the editor, real-time collaboration, unlimited spaces, groups, page history, comments, diagrams, public sharing and full-text search. | Free and open source under the MIT license; you host it yourself. |
| Free trial | Free trial license key for the Business and Enterprise editions, generated in the customer portal | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Docmost, Inc. | Raneto Project |
| Price read from | docmost.com | raneto.com |
| Checked | Oct 5, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Docmost
- The pricing page covers self-managed editions only: you deploy and run Docmost on your own infrastructure.
- The Business edition has a 10-seat minimum and is priced on annual billing; no monthly price is shown.
- SSO, MFA, AI, Bases, Kanban, templates and page-level permissions are not in the free Open Source edition.
- SCIM, audit logs, SIEM and the page verification workflow are limited to Enterprise, which has custom pricing.
Raneto
- You install, host and update it yourself; there is no hosted version on the site.
- The home page lists the configuration example as 'coming soon'.
- No hosted pricing, user management or commercial support is described on the site.
Key features
Docmost
- Real-time collaborative editor
- Several people edit the same page at once with live cursors. The editor has a slash menu, @ mentions, tables, code blocks, math equations and Markdown shortcuts.
- Spaces and permissions
- Unlimited spaces separate content by team, project or department, each with its own permissions and groups. Page-level permissions need the Business edition.
- Built-in diagrams
- Draw.io, Excalidraw and Mermaid diagrams are created inside a page, and all three are included in the free Open Source edition.
- AI search, chat and MCP
- Business and Enterprise add AI answers grounded in your pages with source citations, running on a self-hosted or cloud LLM, and can expose the wiki as an MCP server.
- Bases and Kanban
- Bases organize content as structured databases with properties, filters, sorts and formulas, in table and Kanban views. They are part of the Business edition.
- Import and export
- Pages import from Markdown, HTML and Notion and export to Markdown and HTML on every edition. Confluence, DOCX and PDF import need Business.
Raneto
- Markdown files, no database
- Pages are Markdown files in a folder, which can be kept under Git version control.
- Built-in editor
- Documents can be created and edited from the web interface.
- Full-text search
- Search across pages is built on Lunr.js.
- Themes and templating
- A customizable Bootstrap theme with Mustache templates and syntax highlighting.
- Docker image
- The home page shows a docker-compose file for running it.
Plans
Docmost
Community$0
Open-source edition: editor, real-time collaboration, unlimited spaces, page history, diagrams, public sharing, full-text search and Notion import.
Business$6
per seat / month, billed annually; minimum 10 seats
Adds Bases and Kanban, SSO, page-level permissions, AI and MCP, Confluence import, attachment search, MFA, API keys and email support.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Business, plus SCIM, audit logs, SIEM, retention controls, a page verification workflow and priority support.
Raneto
Open source$0
The full project under an MIT license, self-hosted with Node.js or Docker.
Ways to pay less
Docmost
- Nonprofit
Special pricing for non-profits
The pricing FAQ says Docmost offers special pricing for non-profit organizations through its sales team. No amount is stated.
- Education
Special pricing for educational institutions
The same FAQ extends special pricing to educational institutions that contact the sales team. No amount is stated.
Raneto
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Docmost or Raneto?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Raneto is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $6 a month for each person for Docmost. Docmost starts at $6 per seat / month, billed annually (Business, 10-seat minimum), and Raneto is free.
Which has a free plan, Docmost or Raneto?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Docmost and Raneto have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.